Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-1724 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Tumbleweed Securetransport Server APP

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1724
• http://www.aushack.com/200708-tumbleweed.txt

#
#  (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(69421);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1724");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"5398");

  script_name(english:"Tumbleweed SecureTransport vcst_eu.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflows");
  script_summary(english:"Checks versions of Tumbleweed SecureTransport ActiveX control");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is susceptible to
multiple buffer overflow attacks.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host contains the TumbleWeed SecureTransport ActiveX
control, used to perform secure file transfer functions.

The version of this control on the remote host is reportedly affected
by multiple stack-based buffer overflows. If an attacker can trick a
user on the affected host into visiting a specially crafted web page,
these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the host
subject to the user's privileges.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/490536/100/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Disable the use of this ActiveX control from within Internet Explorer
by setting its kill bit.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Tumbleweed FileTransfer vcst_eu.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/04/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/08/21");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_activex_func.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("SMB/Registry/Enumerated")) exit(0);


# Locate files used by the controls.
if (activex_init() != ACX_OK) exit(0);

clsid = "{38681fbd-d4cc-4a59-a527-b3136db711d3}";
file = activex_get_filename(clsid:clsid);
if (file)
{
  report = NULL;
  if (report_paranoia > 1)
    report = string(
      "According to the registry, the vulnerable control is installed as :\n",
      "\n",
      "  ", file, "\n",
      "\n",
      "Note, though, that Nessus did not check whether the kill bit was\n",
      "set for the control's CLSID because of the Report Paranoia setting\n",
      "in effect when this scan was run.\n"
    );
  else if (activex_get_killbit(clsid:clsid) == 0)
    report = string(
      "According to the registry, the vulnerable control is installed as :\n",
      "\n",
      "  ", file, "\n",
      "\n",
      "Moreover, its kill bit is not set so it is accessible via\n",
      "Internet Explorer."
    );
  if (report) security_hole(port:kb_smb_transport(), extra: report);
}
activex_end();